Behind the castle gate :: from medieval to Renaissance /

In this engaging book Matthew Johnson looks 'behind the castle gate' to discover the truth about castles in England at the end of the Middle Ages. Traditional studies have seen castles as compromises between the needs of comfort and of defence, and as statements of wealth or power or both....

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1. Verfasser: Johnson, Matthew, 1962-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
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Zusammenfassung:In this engaging book Matthew Johnson looks 'behind the castle gate' to discover the truth about castles in England at the end of the Middle Ages. Traditional studies have seen castles as compromises between the needs of comfort and of defence, and as statements of wealth or power or both. By encouraging the reader to view castles in relation to their inhabitants, Matthew Johnson uncovers a whole new vantage point. He shows how castles functioned as stage-settings against which people played out roles of lord and servant, husband and wife, father and son. Building, rebuilding and.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xix, 209 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index.
ISBN:9781135135584
1135135584
9780203378731
0203378733
9781135135720
113513572X
9781135135652
1135135657
1299477089
9781299477087